I'll start with a little background...we had found the community that we wanted to build in almost as soon as they started selling homes there in Bel Air, MD. The next big task was figuring out which floor plan was right for us and our family. We first toured the Palermo because I liked that it didn't have a formal living room as I sometimes feel that can end up being unused space, but we didn't like the feel of the upstairs...it felt very closed off to us. So our next stop was the Rome and as soon as my husband walked upstairs into the loft, he said he didn't want to look at anymore homes and so our decision was made!
I was surprised at how quickly they have you start picking out your options. The day we went to tour to visit the community and told the SR which model we were interested in he already had us sit down and start choosing layout upgrades, elevations, etc. I'll add our options that we ended up with in a separate post.
We break ground in a little over a week and I can't wait to see things really start moving! As of right now, we still just have a stake in the ground, but not for long...
Welcome! In my experience, the RH blogging community has been welcoming and has tons of useful information to share. Looking forward to following your blog!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the community, looking foward to follow your progress.
ReplyDeleteYAY! Hi Amber!!
ReplyDeleteToo excited to watch you build your HOME!!!
Don't forget to add the followers button so we can join your blog!!! The instructions are on my blog. Pick the one that says followers on the next page, DO NOT choose google+followers.
HAPPY BLOGGING!!
Amber, one last thing...turn off the word verification too. It makes bloggers decipher this weird word pattern before we can leave comments. Ughhh! Thank you so much!
DeleteHi Amber! I'm excited to watch your progress...looks like we'll be on a similar build schedule. Just found out that I break ground on Monday! Congrats to you and your hubby :-)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Stacey! You and Amber are building buddies!
DeleteCongrats Stacey! Now the fun can really begin!!
DeleteYAY! You did it Amber! WE can follow your dream home journey!!! It's also nice to have building buddies too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding the button and turning off the verification button!!!
Which elevation did you choose? What is the model for your community?
Thanks! Took me a little bit to figure out, but I'm working on it!
DeleteWe decided on Elevation E with Partial Stone...love it!! I am working on a post with all of our options, was just taking forever to get pictures loaded.
I really like elevation E!!!! It is going to look fabulous with the partial stone!! Sometimes my computer gets quirky too when loading pictures. Select all the pictures at once and THAN hit the button that says, "add selected" This will save you some time and your pictures will show up in a row to view instead of bloggers having to click on each photo.
DeleteWelcome Amber! That is so exciting that you are breaking ground soon! When did you sign your purchase agreement? Have you been waiting long? Can't wait to see your progress! ...and I am new to blogging too :)
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Welcome to you too! We signed our purchase agreement back in January, but it was contingent on the sale of our current home, which happened in March. Our start date got delayed a little because the community we are building in is selling like crazy and by the time we released our contingency that's just where we fell in the start list.
DeleteLook forward to following along your journey!
Welcome! It is a wonderful (and stressful!) process, but well worth it! The blogging family is a great support to have while you go through it. Can't wait to follow the progress!
ReplyDeleteI love your Elevation E! We are doing an Elevation A! Our foundation was just poured today, I'll leave my blog info so you can follow me :-)
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Good luck!
Kris
Thanks Kris! That's so exciting! We are breaking ground sometime this week. Look forward to following your progress! Best of luck!
DeleteCongratulations! I just started blogging about my building experience too. I look foward to following everyone's blogs! http://myhomeisinrome.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHi. I just found your blog my husband and I are actually lot 33 right next door to you.
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole! So glad to finally meet a neighbor on here!!! We actually just drove through the neighborhood today...can't believe how fast your house went up! I drove by Tuesday and it just looked like the foundation, but today it was all up! Looking forward to meeting you in person!!!
DeleteLooking forward to meeting you as well. It's crazy how fast they put them up. The house to our right settles a week after us and I think you are the week after that. We only live a couple miles away so I stop by almost everyday to see the progress. Even the little changes are exciting.
DeleteHi Amber! We are building the Palermo on Lot 102 in your neighborhood. I was happy to find a blog from someone in our hood (actually Nicole told me about it). It's such a small world, my husband and I went to high school with Jamie. I saw you in one of her wedding pics. lol I can't wait to meet ya in person!!
ReplyDeleteHi Julie! So nice to meet another fellow neighbor here! It is a small world...Jamie is one of my best friends. When do you guys move in? Looking forward to meeting you in person too!!
DeleteWe settle on July 8. It can't come fast enough. I heard there's going to be a block party sometime this summer so maybe I'll see you there.
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